It's all fitted up now

Radial Discacciati
HEL Lines
EBC HH pads
DOT 4 Fluid

Cleaned all the calipers up at the same time, just got to get some spades for the brake light switch then off to pull stoppies :devil:

Mr-s Any prob;lems with the brake light switch?

I cannot get mine to lock off

Mike

Mike,

It took me a while to realise that there's a tiny little grub screw (allen bolt) in the pivot point of the lever that you tighten up, and not the big nut that I tried first. The instructions are a bizarre translation from Italian (as bad as BabelFish) and not very clear.

This pic should help you find it, although if you're tightening that already, then I don't know :puzzled:

http://www.chathamclose.com/pics/mc1.jpg

Jason

[Edited on 18-6-2004 by Mr_S]

You got instructions?????

Thanks for that i had not noticed it and never would have.

All sorted now

Mike

LOL you didn't throw the packaging away did you? ;)

Mine arrived in a cardboard box and bubble wrap, I have trouble with the bleed on the master cylinder weeping, did your instructions include torque settings.

I am S**t scared of tightening any more

I stuck with the torque settings that came with my brake lines

min 14ft/lbs
max 24 ft/lbs

If it's tight & weeping, something's not right, it should only need a slight nip up to close it fully.

The instructions (all 4 lines!!) were printed on the back of the packaging

The brass bleed nipple on the master cylinder is where the weep is coming from.

Strange i dont feel that they have been over tightened.

Mike,

Is the weep you're getting constant each time you hit the lever, or is it that there's a bit of fluid around the nipple after you went out and rode it?

If it's the latter, it could just be the last dregs of fluid left in the bleed nipple being thrown out, as there's always a little left in the end of the nipple after you close it off.

On another note,

These brakes are scary good now :roll::roll:, I've got to completely rethink my braking points (and probably adjust the front suspension too...)

I also changed the rear hose (it came in the kit so..) and after bleeding fresh fluid through until it ran clear and bubble free, it's still cr@p.

Think I might bleed the clutch through next..

I think its the dregs, the brakes are awesome, SO MUCH FEEL

Did you get the clutch lever aswell? If not get it. I have it fitted with the MPL tuning parts slave (£85)that the guy sells on ebay and the difference is fantastic.

Thanks for the reply

Mike

I don't find the clutch heavy!

I was going to replace the hose during the winter layoff, so may do the lever and slave at the same time if it's hugely different, need to try one out I think.

( I want a slipper tho' so cost is a consideration)

I'm going to do the fluid as I've loads left over, don't want to waste it and don't know when it was last done...

Don't find the clutch heavy?

Mr-Schwarzenegger?:lol:

The clutch slave is fantastic in traffic etc (into brands next month)

Mate it ain't that bad, you get used to the clutch after a couple of rides through Central, and I deffo aint Schwarzegger :lol: